Shade and curtain fixture.



E. H. POLLOCK.

SHADE AND CURTAIN FIXTURE.

APPLICATION FILED APR.21. 1914.

1,15OQ882. Patented Alig. 24, 1915.

EARL H. POLLOCK, OF PARIS, KENTUCKY, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-FOURTH TO H. J. SCI-IATZ,

OF MILLABID, NEBRASKA.

SHADE AND CURTAIN FIXTURE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented All". 24, 1915.

Application filed April 21, 1914. Serial No.- 833,349.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, EARL H. PoLLooK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Paris, in the county of Bourbon and State of Kentucky, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Combined Shade and Curtain Fixture, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a combined shade and curtain fixture, and has for its object to provide an article of this class which may be economically constructed, will be durable in use and may be conveniently applied to window frames.

The invention includes features relating to means for making certain adjustments found to be useful, and novel. means for se curing the fixture to the casing without the use of nails or screws.

With the foregoing objects in view and others to be mentioned hereinafter, the in vention presents a novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts, as described herein and claimed, and as illustrated in the drawings, wherein,-

Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of the fixture, parts of a window casing being shown. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the fix ture, parts of the window frame being in section. Fig. 3 is an outer side view of a toothed bracket. Fig. l is a view showing the inner side of the toothed bracket. Fig. 5 is an edgewise or plan view of the same. Fig. 6 is an outer side view of a screw-actuated, toothed bracket. Fig. 7 is a view showing the inner side of the bracket shown in Fig. 6. Fig. 8 is an end view of the screw-actuated, toothed bracket, and Fig. 9 is an edgewise or plan view of the same. Fig. 10 is an end view of the supporting bar and relative position of parts to illus trate facility of the construction for swinging one end of the screw-rod outwardly from a wall when rotating it for causing the brackets to engage the casing. Fig. 11 is a transverse section on line 11 11 of Fig. l, to clearly show the bracket in engagement with the inner face of the casing.

Referring now to the drawing for a more particular description, numeral 1 indicates a supporting-bar adapted to be mounted on a window casing 2 by means of the brackets 3 and 4, each of said brackets being provided with parallel alining-fingers a, angularly formed flanges b projecting outwardly from one of its sides, and a curved lug or tooth c projecting outwardly from its opposite side. v

Brackets 3 and f may be mounted nonrotatively upon and may be adjusted longitudinally of the supporting-bar, said bar preferably being formed rectangular in cross-section and the angularity of the flanges Z) of the brackets corresponding thereto.

The supporting-bar is provided with slots (Z and 6 extending longitudinally thereof and openingv on its ends; and reinforcing plates f and f are preferably mounted upon the respective ends of the bar to make closures of the slots. While the supportingbar may be constructed of any suitable material, wood is preferably employed, and plates f and 7" operate to reinforce the bar.

Bracket 3 is traversed by a pin 5 upon which is threaded a milled nut 6, and preferably the pin is provided with a washer 7. As thus described, pin 5 may engage in the slot cl and by rotating the nut 6 this bracket may be firmly secured upon and at longitudinal intervals of the bar.

Bracket & is provided midway between its flanges b with an interiorly threaded block 8. At 9 is indicated a screw-rod adapted to engage block 8, and having bearings in plate 7 and in the stationary anchor-block 10, and as is obvious, by rotating the thumbpiece 9 at the terminal of the screw-rod, this bracket may be moved longitudinally of the bar in either direction.

In operation, the bar may be disposed horizontally at the front of a window casing, and by rotating the screw-rod the lugs 0 may engage and be pressed against the inner sides of a casing in a manner to support a considerable weight. The preferred form for plate 7" is best shown in Fig. 10; it has a lateral projection h to provide a slot 70. The screw-rod is preferably constructed of spring steel or similar material, and, for convenience when manually rotated, it may be swung outwardly in this slot in instances where the casing is disposed flush with the wall m.

At 11 and 11 are indicated inclined supporting-arms each preferably being provided at its outer end with a curved finger n for the support of a curtain pole w, its opposite end being provided with a socketmember or angular flange 79 conforming to roller as.

After an adjustment of arms 11 and 11" havebeen madelongitudinally of the bar 1, so that'th e shade roller may be mounted thereon, said arms maybe secured to the bar by set-screws a,

Among some of the advantages to be derived by use of the device, it may be stated that fingers a and lugs 0 are the only parts that engage the casing, and nails and screws which generally deface the Wood are not required. In instances Where the Walls are of brick or cement upon Which it is desired to mount a curtain fixture, nails or screws may not be conveniently used, but by use of the fixture herein shown and described, it may be readily applied or removed, and maybe mounted at any suitable height upon a casing. Also the device is adapted to be mounted, by reason of its several adjustments, upon casings of different Widths, and the inclin'ed arms 11 and 11 may be conveniently adjusted longitudinally of the supportingbar, as may be required.

Havingfully described the several parts Copies of this' patent may be obtained for of the invention, a further explanation'recombination or a rectilinear bar provided, at its respective ends, W1th a first opening and a second opening, a reinforcing plate provided With a transverse extension With an elongated aperture formed therein and mounted upon the end of the bar to span the second opening, a toothed bracket having a pin traversing the first opening and adapted to be adjusted longitudinally of the bar for a mounting thereon, a rotatable rod disposed in the second opening of said bar and traversing the elongated aperture of the transverse extension of the reinforcing plate, a second toothed bracket loosely engaging the bar and having a block threaded on the rotatable rod While disposed in the second opening of the bar, and supporting-devices adapted to be secured to said bar.

In testimony whereof, I have affixed my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

J. W. MAUI IN, W. S. HUNLEY.

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